Meet the impactED team
To make an impact at your school, we bring all our team to your table. We collaborate with each other, which means if you’re working with one of us, you’re accessing the collective knowledge of all the team, helping you to make the most of our skills and expertise.
Arnika Macphail
Kaiwhakahaere
David Macphail
Kaiwhakahaere
Keryn Hooker
Kaihautu
Jackie Brown
Kaimahi
Wilj Dekkers
Kaimahi
Rachael Williams
Kaimahi
Craig Render
Remote Learning
Specialist
Alesha Sims
Facilitator Support
Patricia Mary
Admin and
Marketing Support
Arnika Macphail
Kaiwhakahaere
David Macphail
Kaiwhakahaere
Keryn Hooker
Kaihautu
Jackie Brown
Kaimahi
Wilj Dekkers
Kaimahi
Rachael Williams
Kaimahi
Craig Render
Remote Learning
Specialist
Alesha Sims
Facilitator Support
Patricia Mary
Admin and
Marketing Support
impactED was founded in July 2018 by Arnika and David Macphail. Arnika once said “All I want to do is provide awesome PLD opportunities to Educationalists around Aotearoa”. The team she has bought together to do this, come from professional teaching careers and are respected in their chosen area of pedagogy practice.
Providing awesome PLD opportunities to kaiako around Aotearoa.
We believe that collaboration reaches beyond the impactED team. We do this by forming relationships with expert talent in Education, partnerships with other MoE PLD Providers and Community Organisations, and projects that focus on specialised areas of the NZ Curriculum.
These are the amazing people and groups across Aotearoa that impactED partners with, and projects we are involved in to create extended opportunities for your kura/Kāhui Ako to experience high-quality PLD.
Education Consultants
Dr. Gabrielle Wall
Principal Consultant
Brittany Glassey
E-Textiles Expert
Robbie Rate
Library Specialist
Josh Campbell
Library Specialist
Chris McClement
E-Sports Expert
Henry Lawton
E-Sports Expert
Dr. Gabrielle Wall
Principal Consultant
Brittany Glassey
E-Textiles Expert
Robbie Rate
Library Specialist
Josh Campbell
Library Specialist
Chris McClement
E-Sports Expert
Henry Lawton
E-Sports Expert
Positive Partnerships
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Specialised Projects
Rubber Duck Awards
The Rubber Duck Awards is a competition for educators and ākonga, tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand, to tell stories through game design.
Digital Story Telling Aotearoa
DSTA vision is to build kaiako and ākonga confidence using digital technologies to tell meaningful stories that are sustainable over time.
SPCA and Minecraft Education Edition
The Care and Create – Design an animal care product, blends the educational game Minecraft with the SPCA practices and philosophy. The 12-part lesson plan comes in Aotearoa New Zealand and International versions.
